diff --git a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
index 40ecab1b..d988135c 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ def generate_tokens(readline, line_offset=0):
                     token[:3] in single_quoted:
                 if token[-1] == '\n':                       # continued string
                     contstr_start = lnum, start
-                    endprog = (endprogs[initial] or endprogs[token[1]] or
-                               endprogs[token[2]])
+                    endprog = (endprogs.get(initial) or endprogs.get(token[1])
+                               or endprogs.get(token[2]))
                     contstr = line[start:]
                     contline = line
                     break
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py b/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
index 0295040d..9c93a70d 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ asdfasdf""" + "h"
 '''))
         tok = parsed.module.subscopes[0].statements[0]._token_list[2]
         self.assertEqual(tok.end_pos, (4, 11))
+
+
+def test_tokenizer_with_string_literal_backslash():
+    import jedi
+    c = jedi.Script("statement = u'foo\\\n'; statement").goto_definitions()
+    assert c[0]._definition.obj == 'foo'